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Kamamura Family Residence West Earthen Wall
Tokushima 江戸
Kamamura Family Residence West Earthen Wall

The Kamamura Family Residence West Earthen Wall in Mima, Tokushima, is a late Edo tile-capped wall running 14 meters south from the storehouse along the west edge.

Former Oiso Family House
Tokushima 江戸
Former Oiso Family House

The Former Oiso Family House, an indigo merchant's house of the 1830s moved to Awanosato in Matsushige, Tokushima, has a distinctive frame of heavy posts and beams.

Tatsumi Zashiki, Former Nishino Family Residence
Tokushima 江戸
Tatsumi Zashiki, Former Nishino Family Residence

Relocated from an indigo merchant's house in 1954, the Tatsumi Zashiki at Tokushima's Awa Jurobei Yashiki is a 21-mat room of fine timbers, registered in 2024.

Nagayamon, Former Nishino Family Residence
Tokushima 江戸
Nagayamon, Former Nishino Family Residence

Built in 1855 and moved here in 1954, the Nagayamon at Tokushima's Awa Jurobei Yashiki carries a formal hongawara tile roof, and was registered in March 2024.

Kirado
Tokushima 江戸
Kirado

Built in 1810 at Kira in Tsurugi Town, Tokushima, this open-sided thatched hall is station thirty on the Habashikoku circuit, a miniature local Shikoku pilgrimage.

Kurio Family Residence Main House
Tokushima 江戸
Kurio Family Residence Main House

This late Edo thatched farmhouse at Tsurui in Higashi-Iya, Tokushima, was registered in 2019 as a model of the Iya house form. It is a private home and is not open.

Saikyoji Temple Gate
Tokushima 江戸
Saikyoji Temple Gate

The 1843 gate of Saikyoji in Mima, Tokushima, is a three-bay yakuimon whose outer eaves are boarded and carved with clouds, the detail that put it in the register.

Saikyoji Temple Main Hall
Tokushima 江戸
Saikyoji Temple Main Hall

Saikyoji's 1858 main hall in Mima, Tokushima, is a registered property. Its 14 by 16 metre plan follows Jodo Shinshu practice, and dragon and tiger guard the porch.

Jizo-Ji Temple Sutra Repository
Tokushima 江戸
Jizo-Ji Temple Sutra Repository

Built in 1810 at Jizoji, fifth temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage in Tokushima, this plastered storehouse holds an octagonal revolving sutra case. Registered in 2011.

Jizo-Ji Temple Daishi Hall
Tokushima 江戸
Jizo-Ji Temple Daishi Hall

This hall of Kobo Daishi at Jizoji in Tokushima dates from 1711 to 1716 and was remodelled late in the Edo period. Carved transoms, celestial women on the ceiling.

Jizo-Ji Temple Fudo Hall
Tokushima 江戸
Jizo-Ji Temple Fudo Hall

Joined to the north flank of the main hall at Jizoji in Tokushima, this late Edo hall is built around a central goma fire altar, and its carved gable is admired.

Jizoji Temple Main Hall
Tokushima 江戸
Jizoji Temple Main Hall

Built in the 1710s at Shikoku pilgrimage temple No. 5 in Itano, Tokushima, this three-bay hip-and-gable hall is a good early-modern example of a pilgrim main hall.

Zojuin Temple Tea House
Tokushima 江戸
Zojuin Temple Tea House

The tea house of Zojuin in Tokushima City, a late Edo sukiya building of two wings joined at an angle, gives each room its own character with lavish fine timbers.

Zojuin Temple Maikomi Well
Tokushima 江戸
Zojuin Temple Maikomi Well

The Maikomi Well of Zojuin in Tokushima City, a late Edo well, winds down a funnel-shaped pit lined with schist slabs by a spiral path to its well curb.

Taisanji Temple Corridor
Tokushima 江戸
Taisanji Temple Corridor

The Taisanji Temple Corridor in Kamiita, Tokushima, a late Edo passage joining two halls, houses a row of 33 Kannon statues behind lattice doors. Registered in 2011.

Taisanji Temple Bell Tower Gate
Tokushima 江戸
Taisanji Temple Bell Tower Gate

The Taisanji Temple Bell Tower Gate in Kamiita, Tokushima, is a late Edo two-story gate with a bell above, fan rafters and a railed veranda. Registered in 2011.

Taisanji Temple Daishido Hall
Tokushima 江戸
Taisanji Temple Daishido Hall

The Taisanji Temple Daishido Hall in Kamiita, Tokushima, built in 1863 for Kobo Daishi, is a small pyramid-roofed hall with grouped rafters. Registered in 2011.

Taisanji Temple Main Hall
Tokushima 江戸
Taisanji Temple Main Hall

The Taisanji Temple Main Hall in Kamiita, Tokushima, is a three-bay mid-Edo hall moved here in 1796, its porch carved with dragons and baku. Registered in 2011.

Tairyuji Temple Two-Storied Pagoda
Tokushima 江戸
Tairyuji Temple Two-Storied Pagoda

An 1861 pagoda on rising ground north of the main hall at Tairyuji in Anan, Tokushima. A square lower storey carries a circular upper one. Registered in 2013.

Tairyuji Temple Nio Gate
Tokushima 江戸
Tairyuji Temple Nio Gate

An 1806 gate at the eastern edge of the Tairyuji precinct in Anan, Tokushima. Three bays with one opening, 7.7 metres wide, and the oldest of the nine buildings.